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Lamar University employee tests positive for COVID-19

They employee has been isolated for 11 days according to a spokesperson

BEAUMONT, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow in Southeast Texas, a Lamar University spokesperson tells 12News an employee of the university tested positive on Friday. 

The employee has been isolated at home for the last 11 days according to spokesperson Shelly Vitanza. She says the person is still recovering. 

Vitanza says the employee and the university are working with the health department. 

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Coronavirus symptoms

The symptoms of coronavirus can be similar to the flu or a bad cold. Symptoms include a fever, cough and shortness of breath, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Most healthy people will have mild symptoms. A study of more than 72,000 patients by the Centers for Disease Control in China showed 80 percent of the cases there were mild.

But infections can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death, according to the World Health Organization. Older people with underlying health conditions are most at risk.

The CDC believes symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 14 days after being exposed.

Human coronaviruses are usually spread through...

  • The air by coughing or sneezing
  • Close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands
  • Touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose or eyes before washing your hands.

  • Help stop the spread of coronavirus 
    • Stay home when you are sick.
    • Eat and sleep separately from your family members
    • Use different utensils and dishes
    • Cover your cough or sneeze with your arm, not your hand.
    • If you use a tissue, throw it in the trash

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